The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1899. . . . . - AP S OB D DD S 5 and figures gathered by age of this county the present vear ex- Esig L R _ ceeds that of last by 9 per cent. Owing * The Call through its correspond- {,%p, estabiishment of the beet sugar throughout the State em- ri;mor at Santa Mar%a the farmers in . e 09 is des. that vieinity planted 2000 more acres to z ze the fact that 1899 is des- 3 0 Yy Juring the previous year. The ® tined to be one of the DProsperous fryjt crop, principally lemons, promises * in the history of California. From an uhlundnn{ yield. The dl;n\lgh[ of last Eris HE ; vear deprived the farmers-of a grain crop, every county reports have been 1% 0 o A0, e ceed any within ter Y eived showing that the acreage in yegrs . \in and fruits is greatly in excess of —~ ! ¢ of last year, and the yvield promises VENTURA COUNTY. much larger. Farly in the season sith: i prospects in certain sections were VENTURA, April 18—The acreage of ) not of the brightest, but the rain came barley is 30 per cent s;cater !hzlx(;\ rlafl + iy and fruit took ew life. Season, with prospects for a yield four i and grain and fros ‘n’l"“ on ;,“‘_‘:‘r;'l:;‘; times as large, or 130,000 bags. With an Within® thespastmontitgns 2o additional inch of rain within ten days 1 have been the weather conditions that it is estimated the crop will be 500,000 > some of the counties report the grain bags. There i e . S A be 200 por cent The bean acreage i 50 per cent less. Apri- eater than that of a year ago. In the districts that have been under the ht of drought for several seasons past the farmers now are preparing to harvest an abundant yield and the orchards are laden with a wealth of fruit. Significant in the returns are the figures relating to the sugar-beet in- dustry. They prove that the farmers of California are beginning to realiz that there are large profits in the grow- Qe+ 0000600 o000+ @ FOURTEEN VOTES L0ST T0 QUAY Opposition Centers on| Ben Jones. more exten: sugar output of Califs 1899 ! promise of far exc 1t of i | other year since the farmers of ned their attention to culture. ALAMEDA COUNTY. OAKLAND, April 18—The ou ir beets is first class about 20 per cent increase bout the > acre and the c the State first tu this branch of agri is perfect. , Alameda is not a grain Almond e moderate; cots and cherries very good. r the acr P enatorial | not” been iner d.” The The strength of the | over last vear on all products is esti- ot Quay wa to be ! mated at 40 per cent mber t were * SAN MATEO COUNTY. REDWOOD CITY, ! ports received from different parts of th county the fruit 18,— the about and fruits, y W and barl third of a king the coast the s, | larger than tt E little fruit is . exce] at Woodside Il be larg and about tk last year. On the st, as usual, there will be a large crop s and potat ko ot SANTA CLARA CCUNTY. N JOSE, April I8, will enjoy e good Re- ! s but a slight ossibility and | yncrease in the acreage of trees over last v citizen of | voar. Present indicatior the prune & | crop’ will be very large st 20,000,000 A pounds aver last year. peach crop while it w ra o scant. Apr are generally, A though good in a few her black and white cherri S There will be a fine crop of pears = good plum erop. and grain crop fine he late h ain did im- > good. There will an g as has not been had e vield will be much t B SANTA C = - RUZ COUNTY. 18, nta Cruz We sult and are Dle at the year is not expe although prospe hay, fruit and su; last ve: good for g cets. Ther ble new bear- 1 apple orchards, but grain and other it will not differ materially from last ar. = de- trlal MONTEREY COUNTY. i April 18—The planted acre- ol of all kinds of grain and fruit this ar is a material increase over that of in- No statistics kept n output of this coun- ble sources it is stated age 18 about a fifth more t ar. The crop from present outlook will be much greater than ar. - As to beets, there have been in this county about 15,000 acres this season than la: SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. e county, without With a little About % se in the imat of a conspirac S = h b > yield an he Jate s W .1‘vn.flln llf pkir grain n rain to bring it to maturity o Barley will yield on the st . tion without rz Some late sown | may not make grain without rain, but will mak y. A large ing in the | barley acreage is noted. ~ Apricots have b yeen ‘damaged in places by fro Other , November right. The sug, bank ‘only | (Uit is all right. The sugar beet acreage glleged. roceed- SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. SANTA BARBARA, April 18.—The acre- [ R E TS b BASE ON some empt to pr Senator Quay Hopkins, who, they as- | nd account of the tter's knowledge tc sling with the bank' * O ppears to have used | . presumably to He had the e name of ator e re ing a | [ speculator in the stock market, and rence is that the defense will . at- 1Dt to prove that Senator Quay had no wledge whatever of the alleged loans ount lstening in- | o he . into nis| Clever Deal Negotiated by Huntington. LOS ANGELES, April 18.—A transac- tion in real estate made public to-day shows Collis P. Huntington has lost none of his cunning. For many seasons has the Southern Paclfic cast covetous eyes upon the growing passenger traffic ny d near him on the news the eyed to him. LA POINTE-A-PITRE BURNING. Cable to The Call and the New York 1d. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- Bennett. PIERRE MARTINIQUE, April News from Guadeloupe states that city of La Pointe-a-Pitre has been ng since last midnight. The fire arted by riotous negroes in a race » which is still in progress. came over turned from 89 to the court- | room wi which he gazed in a | g contemplative manner for severalminutes, | Special Dispatch to The Call. He made no comment to of those | | telegram H | transporting thousands of visitors to Terminal Island, a growing competitor | of Santa Monica. Terminal Island Is a long strip lying between San Pedro Bay and Wi m Lagoon, east of | that the Terminal Railway enjoyed in | ed at 5000 tons green fruit, last season. Over to beets, with against 8000 tons last year. ill be made this season than ever before, and in the event of no rain there the greatest tonnage in the history of the count; e SAN BENITO COUNTY. April 18—This is the largest ever seeded 1 lenito County. The yield of barle here is no wheat and about feld hay. Crops need f area in sugar There will be a big tons year's San will STE of »p. Frost killed a_large percentage apricots last night. In irrigated orchards the crop of fruit is immense, except apri- cot: Unir ated lands will not produce anything save SAN BERNARBINO COUNTY. SAN ¥ ARDINO, April 18 — The barley about the same ects are bet ter fo on most grain lands, as there w y fall of March rain. Early cherries were badly hurt by the March f , but later varieties will yield were a total Apple failed last ye yn closed practic s of the orange tre h]r!r soming much heavier than usual, but the t t the crop comes with the hot r May, causing fruit to fall. A ry with the loculity. Some r ¢ well; on others the fruit is scattering on the trees, The crop will be much larger than last vear. Peaches and pears appear to be much more plen- it the he crop sup- nd con- supply ul than tif same acr is much less ths 4 pumping will be done to ficienc: 18.—The this , being SAN 3GO, April sown and grain larger ever double that of last vea about 3 ous kinds of grain. one-fourth of will be hal t last pianted. Sev bearing this SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. acreage year was bout > yield last year ,"and this ear, principally lemons. STOCKTON, April 17.—San- Joaquin County has at the present time between 430,000 and 500.000 acres in promising grain. is an estimated increas twee and 30 per cent. 1 under culti- able new tule has come vation, and the summer fallowed land h been replaced by early grain. An as to the yield is hard to make at time, but it will be heavy. Fruit is b few new orchards were ugar has not made Almond xperiment. are looking fime and county’s horticul- tural wealth. STANISLAUS COUNTY. MODESTO, April 17.—The acreage of ce- reals in Stanislaus County is 10 per cent over t of last year, and the vield will exceed by 50 per cent that of last year, The fruit crop will be large, but the ac is not materially increased. Some hows need of moisture. Rye and barley are generally headed out. MADERA COUNTY. , April 18—Over eighty thou- of wheat, thirty thousand of ive thousand of hay were i ¢ is 5 per cent g age sown this over last will return a full crop; the remainer half a crop. There was no inc in the fruit acreage. Ralsing and other fruits are in good condition. The inc ain crop over that of last 200 per cent. FRESNO COUNTY. FRESNO, April 18.—According to the es- timates of 8. W. Marshall, president of the Fresno County Board of Horticultural Commissioners, and other well-known fruit men the increase in acreage for the various kinds of fruit in this county for he present vear is_about as follow Peaches, 700 acres; Bartlett pears, 230 ] s fruits, 150; nectarin ines, 700; {!plw 00, About 5000 acres of wheat Jeen Sown in excess of last year's acreage and 3000 acres of barley. A Pedro. The Terminal Railroad s it from end to end. It has become a favorite beach resort, affords surf and quiet water, and is desirable for bathing cr boating. The Southern Pacific has long wanted this resort, but as the Terminal Rail- road owned the land on the island, ex- San | cept a strip along the bay, there was | no opportunity for Huntington to ob- tain a foothold. A year ago the Catalina Yacht Club obtained from the Terminal people by deed of gift four lots fronting 160 feet on the ocean, the club dagreeing to use the land for club purposes only. A clubhouse was erected, which, owing to | the encroachments of the ocean, was moved. The club later purchased a strip of land 100 feet wide, extending from the lagoon opposite Wilmington to the railway. This ground was ob- 1'.mn»-l under the expressed stipulation | that it s to be used for wharfage for the club’s boats and must be used by the club exclusively. It has been ru- mored for some time that the club was in financlal distress. It is stated that this condition contributed to the suc- cess of the deal so cleverly manipu- lated. . The entire landed interests of the Catalina Yacht Club were yesterday transferred for $5000 to N. J. Foster, QUPKOKOXPF IR DK OK O heavy acreage of Egypiian corn will be planted this vear. Beet growing is being tried merely as an experiment, a_few acres being planted in various parts of the county. The whole will aggregate not more than 100 acre: e KINGS COUNTY. HANFORD, April 18.—The acreage in grain in Kings County this year is double that of last year. It is thought the yield will not be much greater, as the crop on the lake land s almost a failure. All kinds of fruit show an enormous yield, except apricots, which were injured by frost. Prunes, peaches and pears will glve a larger yield than last vear. Raisins promise an extraordinarily big yield. TULARE ‘COUNTY. VISALTA, April 18.—The increased acre- age of grain in Tulare County over that of last year is about 3000 acres; the In- sed acreage of fruit, acres, most- ches and prunes and citrus fruits, T beets are grown in this county. vield of fruit per acre ovef Jast year will be 400 per cent, or about 1200 carloads. KERN COUNTY. BAKERSFIELD, April 18.—Conserva- tive judges place Kern's grain crop at one-half. This takes in irrigated and un- frrigated lands. The Kern County Land Company, the largest growers, say its acreage is about 15 per cent below last Miller & Lux report 50 per cent less. Unirrigated Jands are about the same as last year. On some dry land wheat is fair nd on some a total failure. Rain within a few days would help late grain. The fruit is the best it has been in several Ars. he range is very fine, and the ock industry, the largest of all in Kern, prosperous. The fruit acreage is the same as last yi . CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. MARTINEZ, April 18—The estimated acreage of different kinds of grain can- not be had, but from reports from all tions of the county the amount of grain large, and the crops prom- riest In many years. This s of fruit and vines e he sugar beet vield will be double that of the pre us year. Every patch of land in the county that could be plowed is in graim. It ‘will be the INOSt Prosperous season in recent years. NAPA COUNTY. NAPA, April 17, all correspond- ent inte County's acreage of cereals the c Meacham said the grain acreage There was All crops are greatly increased this ye 1o increase In sugar beet: in excellent condition. SONOMA COUNTY. SANTA ROSA, April 18.—This promises to be the best year in the history of So- noma County. The actual acreage in tivation last son was 861,22 This it will ily reach the 900,000 mark. Con- rvative estimates place the increased for the present season over that { vs:, Hay and grain, 8000; 00; oliv 00, wal’ thought thing into consideration " the number of acres ed that of last f the planted this ve by about 10 per cent. Most o apples are being set out in the hood of Fort Ro: sections. Con: 3] 8 garding the planting of sugar beets in the neighborhood of Bloomfield and Valley Ford, where potatoes have been a gre st The ralsing of sug been undertaken exten- owing to the fact that no ivailable. It is believed that ieid per acre over that of v be placed at about 10 , except _in prunes. The approxi- acreage of the principal products i county last year was as fol new able 9000 , T850; barley, 3100; . 39.850; olives, 400; apple: 200; cherries, 30; peache 1300; prunes, 5700; walnuts, 400} r which Marin County is famous are soon to become a memory, as their ation will be superseded by that of sugar beets. The soil and the climate in the region of Tomales are especially fa- vorable to this important industry, and the farmers have been encouraged by the gugar comp o begin the culture of beets on a large scale. Owing to the re- cent rains the grass crops throughout the county will be excellent this year and the dairymen look for a good annual income on their investments. -— LAKE COUNTY. LAKEPORT, April 18.—According to a conservative estimate the Increased acre- age in the fruits and cereals will be as follows: Wheat, 5000: oats, 600; barley, 3000; corn, 150; hay, 100. No new orchards 1 been set out this vear. About 700 acres of prunes have come into bearing this year. There were splendid crops in Lake County last vear and the prospects excellent for a much larger yield this year. B B —— SACRAMENTO COUNTY. SACRAMENTO, April 18.-This year Sacramento County will realize twice the crop of last year in cereals. Sugar-beet PHOROKDHOKOKO#OX O who is said to be acting for the South- ern Pacific. "This will give that cor- poration the long-sought-for entrance. Residents of the town denounce in unmeasured terms the action of a small element in the Yacht Club that aided in engineering this deal. They propose to contest the transfer with vigor, and are confident Huntington will fail in this scheme as ignominiously as he did in the effort to drag the harbor away from San Pedro. The true inwardness of the transaction crops out to-night, as leading spirits of the yacht club de- clare that neither the question nor the details of the sale were submitted to the stockholders as a body and that the action of the directors in sanction- ing the deal was irregular. President J. M. Eiliott of the First National Bank, a member of the club, says he has received no notice of the transaction and that at the annual din- ner, held since the meeting at which the sale is supposed to have been au- thorized, no mention was made of the plan. F. K. Rule, also a stockholder, denies having received notice of the meeting. ‘While denials are emphatic, it is as- serted the whole plan was skillfully manipulated by attorneys, who. have deftly handled the Intricacles of the situation and that nothing can prevent S on s waY ) AT\ S l\xj AN growing has npt heen fully exploited vet, but the handsome profit of Samuel Lav- enson in the culture of the beet in down river lands has encouraged others to try the experiment, with a certainty of suc- cess. George B. Katzenstein, manager of the Earl Fruit Company and an au- thority on fruits, said to-night that this year fully 200 additional acres of orange trees I be planted, and 500 acres of de- ciduous fruits, pears, plums, apricots and grapes. Cherries and apricots are some- what short, but the yield of other fruits will be greatly in excess of last year. Re- cent continued rains set back some fruit by washing out pollen, preventing fertil- ization, but other blossoms came out, and, generally speaking, the prospects are favorable for very large crops. The prin- «;im;tl new acreage is in the line of citrus Tuits, GLENN COUNTY. WILLOWS, April 18.—The Call corre- spondent interviewed prominent farmers from all sectlions of the county to-day, and all said there never had been such a good prospect for a full crop of wheat and barley. There is no doubt that this year's crop will be double that of last vear. Very few sections in this part of the valley need ra and a full crop is assured. There is 50 per cent more acre- age this year than ever before. YOLO COUNTY. WOODLAND, April 18.—The increase in fruit acreage is small. Crops wary from one-half to double the vield of last vear. There is a material increase in the w acreage, due to_ the favorable s both the uplands and the tule d 1f Yolo County has. the usual spring show- ers the yield will be doubled. The alfalfa crop is very large. There are no sugar beets in this county - SHASTA COUNTY. REDDING, April 18.—The increased acreage in. Shasta County over that of t vear will cut but little figure. This county does not begin to raise enough of any one staple to supply the home mar- ket, as thousands of tons of hay, grain, flour and potatoes are annually imported. sl s i YUBA CITY, April 18—The crop pros- pects for Sutter County were never more encouraging. Pears, cherries, apricots and almonds will almost equal a full crop. Peaches will reach the average, as will other varieties of fruit. The summer fal- low crops are doing splendidly. Winter sown grain and wheat are in need of rain, as the ground seems hard on top, al- though quite moist below the surfade. - TEHAMA COUNTY- RED BLUFF, April 18—Fruit and grain prospects in Tehama County could not be better at this time. The acreage of fruit will be about the same as last year, while th of grain probably will be 20 per cent 1 The ‘vield of grain will be from 50 to 100 per cent greater than last year. YUBA COUNTY. MARYSVILLE, April 18—In Yuba County, where the crops never fail, there will not be a notable increase in the acreage this year. This is owing to the fact that the on of 189, following a comparatively poor year in 1887, found every available piece of soil in the county tilled in one way or another. Last season the acreage sown to wheat, barley cats 4000, re: in round numbers 43,000, As pectively. to the yield per acre, it is yet too early to make an_estimate. There will be very little difference. Pears and almonds in- clined to be poor, but other fruits will be above the average. There are no sugar beets in Yuba. ST BUTTE COUNTY. OROVILLE, April 18.—The increased n acrcage in Butte County over last ¥ is over 25 to 30 per cent. This holds true of both wheat and barl There is not over 5 per cent increase in the acre- age of fruit—that is, new fruit coming into_bearing. The crop of all kinds of deciduous fruits, except apricots, will be from 25 to 40 per cent greater than last year. The orange trees are heavily laden with bloom this spring, but it is too early to tell how the crop of oranges and olives will come out. The hay crop will be con- siderably greater than last season. SIERRA COUNTY. SIERRAVILLE, April 18.—Last year Sierra Valley produced 80,000 bushels of grain, principally barley. This year, with a slight increase of perhaps 1000 acres, the output may reach 130,000 bushe The principal crop. in this valley is hay. From present indications the hay crop will not xceed that of last vear, as there is but little snow on the mountains and there will be a shortage of water for irrigation. EL DORADO COUNTY. PLACERVILLE, April 18.—There is a greatly Increased acreage in grain in this county this year. There are excellent prospects for a heavy crop, principally oats and barley. Nearly all' will be cut for hay. Owing to the destruction of the El Dorado flouring mills by fire but little grain will be harvested. There is every indication of a splendid frult crop. St PLACER COUNTY. AUBURN, April 18.—That Placer Coun- ty belleves in itself and the business out- look of the future cannot be better at- tested than by the fact that the nurseries’ Collis P. Huntington obtaining a foot- hold on Terminal Island. SAN RAFAEL'S MARRIAGE BUREAU IN A.FUROR SAN RAFAEL, Avpril 18—The little bronze cupid on County Clerk Graham’s desk tumbled off its perch and lost its head completely to-day, speaking in a strictly literal sense, as the result of a long-expected passage at arms between Justice George Rodden and City Recorder Edwin Gardner. For many moons these dignified wearers of the ermine have been at daggers’ points over the right of Gardner to officiate at marriage ceremo- nies. The quarrel culminated to-day in a personal encounter, which, for a brief period, threw the courthouse into an up- roar. George Trenouth of Mission San Jose procured a license to marry Miss Mamie Bolton of the same place, and Gardner was to officiate at the nuptials. Rodden came into the Clerk’s office in time to ex- postulate and explain to the intended groom that the marrlage would be illegal. He snatched the marriage certificate and in so doing caused wee Cupid’'s downfall. Hot_words passed between the two. Gardner rushed upstairs to consult Dis- trict Attorney Mclsaac, closely followed by Rodden. As Gardner entered the stock of fruit trees is exhausted early in the season. Peaches seemed to be most in demand. It is estimated that 1000 acres of new orchards have been ¢ planted, mostly in small lots. As to grain, & the acreage will fall considerably below | s nearly half is volun- ¥ Last season_there was about 20,000 ® 3 L4 + ! g. that of last year, teer. acres of wheat. small figure in thi Barley and oats cut a s county. NEVADA COUNTY. NEVADA, April 18.—This year’s in- crease in the acreage of wheat and oats planted In Nevada County will not ex- ceed last year's by over 10 per cent. Present indications are the yield per acre in these grains, as well as corn and bar- ley, will be about the largest ever known in the county, and not less than 50 per ¢ cent greater than last year's. One or two ¢ fortnight | warm rainstorms within a would insure phenomenal returns. Enor- mous apple, pear, cherry and grape crops are assured, provided no late killing frosts come. PLUMAS COUNTY. QUINCY, April 18.—Plumas County has a slight increase in the acreage of wheat, oats and barley. Crops promise to be one- half larger than last year. MODOC COUNTY. ALTURAS, Apfi 18.—The present season promises to surpass all previous ones in the acreage and yield of grain. Careful estimates place the increased acreage at 20 per cent over last year. The .pal_increase will be In wheat and Fruit promi a large yield, es- pecially in apples, pears, prunes 'and plums. The weather is warm, w an occasjonal shower, and vegetation is growing rapidly. e SUSANVILLE, April 18.—There has been no appreciable increase in the acre- age sown to wheat in Lassen County this year, but present indications point to rather more than an average yield. Sugar beets are grown only as a farm crop and seem to_be growing in favor as food for stock. Some small orchards have been planted, _compensating for - the through death and disease of old trees. The grass and hay crops are looking well, and in Honey Lake and Big valleys the acreage sown to alfalfa has been creased 200 acres or more, AMADOR COUNTY. JACKSON, April 17.—The increased acreage in Amador County is from 10 to The yield will_exceed last 1o Barley, 50 per cent; peaches, 65: pears, 20; ; grapes, 2; potatoes, subject to’the usual and light fro: MENDOCINO COUNTY. UKIAH, April 17.—Taking into consid- eration the fact that what have- hereto- fore been hop fields will in several in- tan be planted in grain, and grain fields in fruit. the acreage in all kinds of grain this year will be about the same as t year. Owing to bounteous rains the acreage will vield probably 15 per cent better than last year. SOLANO COUNTY. April 18.—The acreage of SUIST grain sown this vear is the greatest in the history County, and all kinds, with th tion of some in pla. 5 s d late, is looking 0st promising. m present indi- ions summer fallow from nine to twelve A against four to seven last more than double the acreage. be an unusual crop of hay. Barley al- ready is heading out. Present indications wheat will yield s point to a large crop of pears, peaches nd almon The yield of other varie- ti of Yruit will be much smaller than last year. Cherries are very short. There will be the largest crop of almonds in several years. HUMBOLDT COUNTY. EUREKA, April 18.—The acreage is about the same as last year. There will be a probable increase in oats of 10 per cent. Fruit promises well, principally ap- ples for export. The increase over last sedason, if any, will be in new bearing or- char Veather conditions here almost uniformly insure average crops. There is always plenty of rain. Feed is particular- ly good. CALAVERAS COUNTY. SAN ANDREAS, April 17.—With the ex- pectation of April showers Calaveras County will give to the State a greatly in- creased production in grdin and hay. The late rains have brightened the prospects. Most of the grain will be cut for hay. Apples, peaches, grapes and almonds look promising. No sugar beets are raised here. The acreage will be about double that of last year. DEL NORTE COUNTY. CRESCENT CITY. April 18. — This county is not important in grain or fruit products. None are raised for ex- port. The crop*prospects are better than ast year. e MONO COUNTY. BODIE, April 18.—Crops in Mono County will be entirely up to the standard. The acreage has had little or no increase. The sugar beet crop will be about the same as last year. Owing to the large quantity of snow in the mountains the grain and po- tato crop will be larger than usual. HOHOROH PAOROHOROHOXRDADAOKOHOAUPHOKDK PHOR KOAOAOXOXOROK © HOKOKOAOXOXOP doorway the Justice grasped his arm and was savagely hurled to one side. Both men struck a fighting attitude, but Me- Isaac rushed between and induced them to_enter separate apartments. ted the scene and gone to Rev. Father | Lagan for advice. His opinion was against Gardner, but the girl refused to permit Rodden to officiate after what she had witnessed and induced Trenouth to return to San Francisco without the mar- riage taking place. She announced her intention to return to Sausalito with the prospective groom to-morrow and be united by Justice Bellrude. e _JAIL-BREAK FRUSTRATED. Two Prisoners Remove Bricks From the Wall of Their Cell. SANTA BARBARA, April 18.—Burt Huntington, a Federal prisoner, and Francis Cola, the cattle thief now serv- ing a sentence at the County Jail, at- tempted to liberate themselves this morn- ing by removing a number of bricks from the walls of their cell. The tools they used were a spike and a jackknife. They had succeeded in making a hole about elght inches deep before Sheriff Stewart detected them. Huntington was arrested a::.ney. Both will be sent to San Quen- “ loss | in- | In the meantime Miss Bolton had quit- | at San Diego for passing counterfeit | OO OOt OO0 VPOtV ED IO EOCDEO ¢ 0T O 4000000006000+ 00-0060006000+0+0+0+000-+0 this ¢ * B T S e R R S SRS RS ) [ O O R i StOR RPN . PASSENGER TRAIN MPS THE TRACK Railway Disaster Near Niles. [ SECS Bpecial Dispatch to The Call NILES, April 18.—Train No. 32, with the overland passengers from Sacra- mento and southern points, in charge of Conductor McEntyre, Engineer Ahean and Fireman Thompson, jumped the track two miles east of Midway at 1:25 o’clock this afternoon. No lives were lost, but the trainmen had a mar- velous escape. The tender left the rails on an up- hill curve while running at a rate of thirty miles an hour. The air-hose was cut and the engineer could not control the train. It ran its length before stopping and dragged the mail car off. The tender was demolished and the fireman’s escape seems almost incredi- ble. He was with Engineer Harry Hub- bard when the latter was killed in Alta- mont tunnel, four years ago, and be- lieves that he bears a charmed life. The passenger coaches and mail car of the wrecked train were taken back to Tracy and sent in via Marcinez. The San Jose local, which connects with this train at Niles, was run to Livermore as extra, returning to Niles to connect with the 4:30 local. The in- coming evening Stockton with the southern coast passengers was sent via Martinez, connecting at the Oak- land pier with the last Haywards local, which ran to San Jose as an extra. The out-going Stockton train leaving the pler at 5 o'clock with all east-of-Liver- more passengers, was sent via Marti- nez, while an extra was made up to carry the local passengers to Liver- more. This returned as a local later in the evening. The wrecking crew reported the track clear at 5 to-night and returned to Oakland. LIQUOR FAMINE ON THE YUKON Consignments Stopped at Skaguay. ] Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SKAGUAY, April 14, via Seattie, April 18—The action of Deputy United States Collector of Customs Andrews in holding all liquors for the interior here and refusing to forward them by convoys so long as the Canadian offi- cials insist on stopping American offi cers at the summit has caused an ac- cumulation in the bonded warehouse until to-day there are nearly one hun- dred tons of liquors of all kinds await- ing the action of the Secretary of the Interior on Mr. Andrews’ letter asking for instruction: In the meantime a liquor famine is threatened at Atlin, Log Cabin and Bennett, and smugglers are making big money by getting past the American customs officers. There is a strained feeling toward the Canadian officials as the result of their arbitrary assumption of the summit as the boundary line, and it would not take much to create an open demon- stration and a resort to arms should the Canadians attempt further en croachment on American territc While there was no truth in the report- ed battle between miners and mounted police on the boundary line in the Porcupine district, it is said a forward movément was contemplated by the Canadians and all arrangements had been perfected to move the boundary line far enough toward the coast to em- brace the rich diggings of the Porcu- pine River. The miners there, numbering about 700, had a few determined leaders. Word was sent to the mounted police that their attempt to encroach on American territory would result in bloodshed. As the Americans are in the majority the Canadians reconsid- ered their intention. A corresponding move from the sum- mit to Skaguay was planned and it is the knowledge of these contemplated movements thit has aroused a feeling of antagonism here against the Cana- dians that will yet resuit in serious trouble if the boundary question be not settled soon. Every American here feels that he has been neglected and left unprotected by the Government at Washington and this has added to the bitterness of feeling, which was inten- sified to a dangerous point when the news came that the Government con- templated giving the Canadians a port in Lynn canal ‘Water Worl~ for Lakeport. LAKEPORT, April 18—The Board of own_Trustees of Lakeport last night awarded a contract for puttiing in a mu- nicipal water works system to James Standford of Oakiand for $15,501 25. Work will commence immediately.